A former doctor armed with a large knife killed eight children and injured five others today at an elementary school in eastern China, a local official said. The man was arrested after the 7.20am attack, the Xinhua news agency said.
He is a former community clinic doctor with a history of mental health problems, said a man with the surname of Wu in the Nanping city government office. Not giving his full name is common among Chinese officials.
Eight children from Nanping City Experimental primary school were killed, and five were being treated in hospital, he said. Six died at the scene.
The attacker, who is in his 40s, had resigned from his post at the community clinic, Wu said, but he was not sure when.
The school, in Fujian province, was closed and students were sent home.
China has witnessed a series of school attacks over the past few years, which are often blamed on personal grudges or people with psychiatric problems, leading to calls for improved security.
23 March 2010
And not a gub in sight
The Guardian has the AP story about another nutjob killing kids:
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